ESOC Flight Dynamics Room

The European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany is ESA's facility for controlling ESA satellites through the ESTRACK network of ground stations. The Flight Dynamics Room (FDR, shown here) is used by the spacecraft navigation team to provide operations support during critical mission phases such as the Launch & Early Orbit Phase (LEOP). [Image Date: 1997] [98.07.011-005]